If you know anything about Mauricio Pochettino, it’s that he most days doesn’t like to talk about his players in the media. It’s about the team. It’s a collective performance. But after the 2-0 win over Australia, he was happy to make an exception for 21-year-old Alex Freeman, the youngest player on the USMNT’s World Cup team. […]
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Folarin Balogun chases ‘inevitable’ Messi in wild Golden Boot race
United States striker Folarin Balogun has netted twice already this World Cup, and has set his sights on rivalling the elite group of “inevitable” goalscorers like Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. Speaking to reporters at the U.S. training camp Monday, Balogun admitted he covets the Golden Boot — awarded to the tournament’s top scorer — […]
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USMNT makes its own luck
The USMNT is the first team to benefit from own goals in back-to-back World Cup games.
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USA takes historic step with win over Aussies in Seattle
Some impressive singing framed the USA’s 2-0 win over Australia. First, the Australian fans sang their anthem. When they finished off — “For those who’ve come across the seas … We’ve boundless plains to share … To advance Australia fair!” — the other 70 percent of fans in Seattle Stadium followed with a rousing “The […]
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USA-Australia match draws almost 20.7 million viewers
The USA-Australia match at the 2026 World Cup averaged 14,781,000 viewers on Fox.
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Game Report: USA-Australia Men’s World Cup Player Ratings
After their stellar 4-1 win over Paraguay, the United States clinched their spot in the round of 32 with a very different but still impressive win over Australia.
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Pochettino backs ‘high IQ’ players to block out World Cup hype
US coach Mauricio Pochettino backed his “high IQ” players not to get carried away after they secured progress to the World Cup knockouts with Friday’s win over Australia and sent fans’ hopes soaring. Thanks to an own goal and an Alex Freeman header, the US have reached the last-32 of the tournament they are co-hosting […]
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World Cup scorer Freeman follows NFL father’s footsteps
Alex Freeman said scoring a World Cup goal for the USA in Seattle where his father once scored two touchdowns for the Green Bay Packers was a “full circle family moment.” Emulating his NFL wide receiver dad, Freeman was the first to the ball when Sergino Dest’s effort looped into the air, heading past Australia’s […]
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USA beat Australia 2-0 to reach World Cup knockouts
The United States advanced to the World Cup knockout rounds with a game to spare following an impressive 2-0 win over Australia Friday, stoking the hopes of an already hyped host nation. The US join fellow tournament co-hosts Mexico as the first teams to progress, and could be assured top spot in Group D if […]
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USMNT is taking nothing for granted with Socceroos
The USA and Australia will meet on Friday with first place in Group D on the line after both teams opened the World Cup with impressive wins. Not since its two group games at the first World Cup in 1930 has the USMNT won two games in a row at the World Cup, but U.S. […]